When it comes to maintaining your furry friend's litter box, always follow the science. Read more below. Cats Litter DiscoverMagazine
If you're a cat owner, you already know that litter boxes are super important. But veterinarians still see owners making plenty of mistakes with them. For starters, many cat owners make decisions based on things they want, rather than what may be best for the cat, says Fiia Jokela, veterinarian and owner of Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants.
Improper management of litter boxes and inadequate resources in the house can also induce stress in your feline friend, says Jokela. Beyond that, veterinarian Christine Fellacher says behavioral problems, such as house soiling, are often related to issues with litter boxes too. “Oftentimes if they do urinate outside the litter box it's because they're stressed out about something,” adds Marina Jaworsky, associate veterinarian at GreenTree Animal Hospital.
Try these litter box recommendations backed by experts and scientists to help keep your cat as happy, comfortable and stress-free as possible:Make sure the litter box is clean. “Cats are very fastidious,” Jokela says. She references how humans immediately leave a bathroom stall in a public restroom if someone didn’t flush the toilet before them.
The key is finding a quiet and easily accessible spot with privacy, says Fellacher. “Would you want to have a porta-potty in the middle of a highway? Not so much." The laundry room is a common location for a litter box, but the noise from the washer and dryer can make cats stressed, says M. Leanne Lilly, veterinarian and clinical assistant professor at Ohio State University. And scientists and veterinarians know that a stressed-out cat can lead to other health and behavioral issues.
placed two different sized litter boxes at opposite ends of the room. The results? The larger boxes were indeed favored.When it comes to scented or unscented litter, veterinarians mostly recommend unscented. “All that perfumy stuff is sometimes kind of annoying,” says Jokela, although some studies suggest cats might not mind it.
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